Systems and apparatus to lubricate a gas turbine engine via an external pressure source
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas Bradley Kenney, James Luz, Jonathan K. Remer, Samair Alyassini
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas Bradley Kenney, James Luz, Jonathan K. Remer, Samair Alyassini
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Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for lubricating a gas turbine comprising: a reservoir configured to store a lubricant; a supply pump configured to pump the lubricant from the reservoir to a component of the gas turbine engine via a supply conduit; a scavenge pump configured to pump the lubricant from the component; and a valve fluidly coupled with the scavenge pump, the valve to control a flow of the lubricant to the reservoir; and an external pressure source coupled with the valve, the external pressure source to provide a pressure to actuate the valve from a supply position to a bypass position, wherein in the bypass position the valve fluidly couples the lubricant flowing through the scavenge pump into a bypass conduit, the bypass conduit extending from the valve to a location downstream of the supply pump.
A system for lubricating a gas turbine engine, the system comprising:
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
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